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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
THE CONTRADICTION MURDER.
Some of the Evidence the Defendant, Isaacs,
Will Offer at His Trial.

Further developments are to occur, which, it
is said, will relieve Alfred Isaacs of the charge
of havin. killed Thomas Connaughton. The
first clcw to solution of the mystery after the
case left the Mayors court was offered by Enoch
j. Williams. the Merrill-street painter. who is
supposed to have been an eyewitness to the af-
fair. 1t was upon his testimony, it IS under
stood. that Isaacs was indicted. During the
progress of the preliminary hearing before the
Mayor there were bits OF evidence about some
woman being near the place OF the shooting
when it took place. Several of the officers say
they passed her when they ran forward to the
spot where Connaughton fell, but mono tarried
long enough to take a second look at the WON
an. nor could any one give information by which
she could De found
When Isaacs was arrested two weeks ago he
said he was innocent, and believed that rather
.han see him suffer the persons who did know
who killed the Llan would come forward and
tell their story Al if in ll>eping with this hope
of the accused, Mira Albert Usher. living at 1913
Virginia avenue, CONES irt .he affair. For Ave
wears she has been engag\ as \ seamstress at
William Maisols tailoring store. lower down GA
that thoroughfare 1t was few days after the
arrest of Isaacs that friend called at her house.
and the murder of Connaughton and the arrest
OF lsaacs were talked about.
II guess Isaacs must have killed the young
man. said the visitor.
He did not" replied Mrs Usher.
How do you know anything about itl' said
the visitor
She then consented for the first time to tell
what she knew. She would have done so before
but she did desire publicity. but it her de-
termination to tell all she knew if there was
danger of an innocent mans conviction. On
| the evening of the murder she said she was on
| her way home, and had just reached the coal
| shed when the firing began. In all four shots
| were fired She saw where all OF them came
| from, and further. saw Connauehton fall after
| he was shot The man who did the shooting she
describes distinctly, but it is her belief that j,
! was not Isaacs.
Yesterday afternoon VIM. N Harding, the at
torney for Isaacs, visited the woman, and Sc
cured from her a written statement of the mat
ter detailed. 1t was at first decided to arrest
tho man she named. but afterwards it was
| thought best to wait a few days. The person tc
whom Mrs. Leher conided the information was
seen by a Journal reporter last night, and hi
says that her evidence will bear heavily acains
another man. 1t is expected that the attorneys
for the defendant will cause sensation by hav
ing the man they will accuse arrested in court
The State is attempting to have another post
ponement of the trial of Isaacs. but the defense
in view of the new developments. are demand
| ing that the case be called Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Local Notes.

During the month of March 2.s02 carloads of
live stock were handled at the Indianapolis
yards.
In the month of March the Decline carried 631
per cent. of the east bound through live stock
traffic
The rate from Indianapolis to ST. Louis is re-
duced from IS to $3.50, including the passage
over the bridge.
There were transferred over the Belt road in
March, 1892 cars. against Al, 183 during the
corresponding month. 1886.
The passenger department Of the c.. H. & D.
road announces that press tickets on those lines
will be honored as heretofore, until further no.
tice.
The Indianapolis East-bound Statistical Bu-
reau, an outerowth OF the Indianapolis East
bound pool. passes ou. of existence May l. be-
ing absorbed bv the Central Traffic Association
Three cents per mile between all local stations
on the c l., St L. g. c. will hereafter be the
uniform rate. Heretofore. where this road had
no competition, the rate has been cents ger
mile
The indianapolis car works last month turned
pair work TO line cars. This is the largest nu N
Der of cars ever built IN one month at these
works.
There arrived and departed at the Union De-
pot, in March, 3,2l0 regular trains and 100 spe-
cial trains making a total OF 3. $40 trains There
were handled at the depot during the month q,
293 passenger cars.
The Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan have is
sued new tariff on passenger rates. making
them uniform Mt cents per mile. Heretofore
they have been. over portion of the road 81
cents, and over some portions the local rate has
been as high as cents per mile.
Seven Indiana three Ohio four Michigan and
five Illinois roads Clay county block
coal as fuel for their locomotives and as the ia
cilites for shipping this coal into northern
Michigan increase, the number of roads in that
section that will use this coal for steaming pur-
poses will also increase.
The steel rails for the Y, to connect the tracks
of the Belt road with those of the j., NJ. & l.,
havesarrived, and the prospects are that within
the next few days this Improvement will be
completed and the Union tracks relieved of the
long freight trains of the j.. NJ. & l. road and
the l. & ", which are drawn daily through the
cit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor will give six
hand euchre party this evening to few friends
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Sewall have invited friends
to a conversations to night. which will be led by
Prof. Melville Anderson, the subject being. Are
there any Subjects for Poetry in the Present
Aeel'
Prof Melville B. Anderson. of LAFAYETTE. will
road paper before the Indianapolis Literary
Climb, on Monday evening in place of Rev. DR..
Jeffery, who has been called East. 1t will be
ladies night
The social the ladies of the Tabernacle gave
at their church-rooms last night was attended
with all that contributed to the pleasure of their
guests. The room was tastefuy ornamented
with designs of paper in colors, the windows
being hung with them, while from the chan.
deliers were suspended countless butterflies OF
like material Several beautiful designs of pa
Der showing an artistic blending of coors en-
HANGED the ornamentation of the room The
tables were spread with tempting dellcacies and
music added to the delights of the evening
Mrs. Ralph Hill gave thimble party yester
day 10 honor of her daughter, Mrs Mayfeld, OF
Edinbure. She took tho day being one on
which slight pun might be perpetr and
called the gathering an "apron fool' party.
When the ladies arrived each was given little
work bag in which was yard of linen with
band and ribbon all arranged to make an apron
These we're to be done at o'clock when Judge
Hill was called in to give his opinion on the
work. a task which called forth many pleas
antries and happy hits. After judgment had
been passed refreshme nts were served.
The managers for the Woman's Exchange are
Grathed at the success of the Easter entertain
ment given by them yesterday at the residence
of Mrs. Charles E. Kreeelo on North Tennessee
street There was large attendance in thu
afternoon and large number Of fancy articles
were disposed of There was a sale of fame,
cards at one table, candy at another, fancy worl
at third. while at another refreshments were
served. IL the evening musical programme
was rendered, part being taken by Miss Dame
who sang; duet b. Miss Thompson and Mis-
| Bsggs. two solos by Mr. William H. Daggat,. I
! piano solo by Miss Dame. and quartet by Mr..
! Gus Rocker (violinl. Max Rocker (fiutel, DIR
| Coombs lcornet) and Miss Kregelo tpiano) TIL,
music was we'll rendered and enjoyed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Changes on the Baltimore & Ohio.

BALTIMORE, April lit is stated in we'll
informed circles that William NJ. Clements has
been appointed manager of all the lines of the
Baltimore e. Ohio railroad east of the Ohio
river. These include the main stem and the
Pistsburg and Philadelphia divisions. He will
enter upon his duties on the 18th inst, and his
headquarters will be in Baltimore. w. W. Pea
railroad. has been appointed general manager of
all the lines owned and operated by the B. & o.
road west of the Ohio river. These include the
Central Ohio, the Lake Erie, the Straitsville,
and the Chicago divisions. He will assume his
duties next week with headquarters at Chicago.
Vce-presdent Spencer will continue in control
of the entire Baltimore & Ohio system. and
both the above-named officers will report to
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Suffering from Hatchet and Bullet Wounds

TAUNTON. Mass April stephen Littleton,
aged nineteen years, and John j. Cahill. aged
twenty, are now lying at the Central police.
station in dangerous condition from tho effects
of Ratchet and bullet wounds. Littlston has a
bullet lodged in his left breast under the clavice,
and the top of Cahill g head is in a terrible con-
dition from Ratchet and bullet wounds The
work, it is charged, was done by Rice NJ. Blake
lv. bad character, who has served two terms in
correctional institutions All three mon we're. a
few days ago. in the emplov Of George Harrub.
a livery stable keeper. Blakeiy left day OF
two since in consequence OF a disagreement with
Cahill about some work, and it is charged tina,
both were asleep at the stable and assaulted
them with Ratchet and pistol. CAhil managed
to crawl to the police station, which is near by
and give an alarm. R!akely got away and hal
not yet been arrested
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
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by thorough knowledge of tho natural laws
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
A Bloody Encounter.

GALVESTON, Tex. April LA special to the
News from San Augustine, 10 cas-. Texas. near
the Louisisna line. Says "A terrible fight oc-
Cured this morning. ten miles below Hemphill.
in Sabine county. between Captain Scott and his
little COMPANY OF State rangers on the enc side
and Old Willis Conner and his sons on the
other. Three of the Conner family and one
ranger, named Rogers. were instantly killed,
badly. If not fatally, wounded. Ono of the
Conner boys ESCAPED, but tho rangers are in
pursuit. The Corners brought on the fight by
firing from ambush upon ihe rangers. who were
hunting timber thieves. 4 doctor OF this city
has been sent for by the rangers to attend the
wounded"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
General and miscellaneous.

Comm encine with yesterday. the rate on ex-
cess baggage is II per cent, OF first class lowest
unlimited local or coupon rates. Heretofore it
has been Is per cent.
Yesterday the Louisville. Evansville g. St.
Louis ceased to take seahoard business out Of
Evansville. the Evansville e. Terre Haute to
take seaboard business out OF Vincennes and
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois to take seaboard
business out of Terre Haute.
Hereafter jefferson vile and New Albany rates
to the seaboard will be the same from Chi
eago. Evansville takes Il6 per cont of the Chi
cago rate. instead of l0e. ms heretofore. In both
cases ii is an advance in rates. Terre Haute
continues to take the Chicago rate.
In spite of the protests OF the dry goods mer-
chants of Boston and New York. tho railroad
Arrangements have determined to give the new
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

The Indianapolis National Bank to Victor
Schart. lot %, in block Is, in Central
Park addition to indianapolis .--....--.
Foster Lodge, No. 372. |. 0. o. F.. to
VIM. NJ. Brown. lot IA. in the village Of
Clermont
Dorothea Hasseld and husband to Ella L..
Swift. lots 10 and 90 in block 3, in
North Indianapolis: also lots 20. 80.
35. Sc 81. 50. 50 and 40. in Master $
subdivision of blocks 81 to 80. inclus-
i've. in Harrison s. Co.'S addition to In
dianapofis..
VIM Merrill ct al. to Christian karle.
west half Of lot 2. in square 62, In In
dianapolis.. .---.s--..-.---.
Nicholas McCarty to Patrick Clune. lots
AS and 40. in McCarty's subdivision of
outlot 100. in Indianapolis. ---.-.--.--
America r. Trester to Elmer n. Trester.
part of the northeast quarter, section 4,
township 16 north. range 3 east.-.----
John w. GLADDEN. andwife to VIM. Glad.
den. part of the south half of the west
half of the northwest quarter, section y.
township 16 north. range east, con
tanning Sc $1,000 acres
Mary Miller and husband to jacob
Schmidt and wife, south half of lot b, II
Rays subdivision of outlot 80. IL In
dianapolis..
Martha A. King to Christopher G. Nc
Cauley. part of lot A. in Ridenour's cor
rected, revised and extended addition *
Indianapolis Observation-Disclosures.
| VIM. Rice and wife to VIM. T. Fr;edley
lot 36, in Gibson's subdivision of block
%, in johnson heirs addition to In
dianapclis.. .-.--.--.........-
Catharine E. Rigg to Geo B. Wright, lot!
5, q and 8. in block SO. in Holloway.
| subdivision of E. r. Fletcher's secont
B-ookside addition to Indianapolis.
Rollin D. Brown and wife to Geo. l. Lu
cas-. lot 1853. in Yandess subdivision o
outlot 12e. in Indianapolis. -.---..-
Chas E. Coffin. trustee. to Henry Mueller
lot 1O2, in Davidson's second addition t
lnQ1anapOllS..
| Thames Loan and Trust Company to Juli
A. Snyder lot SO. in A. Stevenss subdi
| vision of outlot 1O3. in Indianapolis. :.
Americas Fisk and wife to Li6ie Warren
burg lot 4, in Anna E. and Ambrose T
Stanton's addition to Indianapolis. 49,.
Conveyances. 10; consideration. .....-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
The April Term Jurors.

The jury commissioners met yesterday and
selected the following Superior Court jurors for
the April term of court. which begins on Monday:
Room No. 1-George Haverstick Decatur
township Elisha NJ McVey. Warren; Anderson
Franklin, Decatur: Conrad Bryan. Wavne: John
T. Hill. Center: Ennis Coneland. franklin; Yves
lev Garrison. Decatur; Charles Miller. Center;
John NJ. Russell. wayne: J. S. Russell. Law
renee: A d. Medlin, Center William Henley,
Center.
Room 2-David Horner, Decatur township
George w. Cheata;n. Center: D. B. Shideler,
Center: John Brennan. Center: William Gleason
Center; George W. Bone. Center; William An
derson. franklin: illiam F. Brovder Center
Walter Lewis, Center; Georae Stevenson. Frank
ln d. p Hickman, Pike; John E. Whistler
Marion
Room 3-Issac n. Cotton. PiEe township; Fred
Rokemiller. Center; J. w. Baths Washington;
C. F. Laycock. Center David belong, Pike
John ". Waddy. Lawrence; Thomas G. Ham
mond, Washington: William II. Brown Center
Frederick Kuhn. Center; Washington Beckley
Center; j. w. Combs, Lawrence; Jacob Doug
lass Pike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Movements of Mr.. Blaine.

ST. LoUrs. April 1-Mr. James G. Blaine re-.
manned in the parlors OF the Lindell, this morn
ing, receiving personal friends. AT he
dined at the ST Louis Club the guest of Mr.. r.
c. Kerens At the table with them were Mayor
Francis S. b. Elkins, DR. e. H. Mudd. Col a.
A. Talnage. Col. John ODay and Il H Nor
rill In the afternoon Mr.. kereps escorted MIN
to points OF interest in the CITY, and tonight the
party left for Eureka Springs. Ark, where they
will rep>an one dav and tien leave for Denver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
Real Estate Tram fers.

Instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at p. NJ, April 1, 1887, as furnished by
Elliott Butler abstracters of titles. Room % Etna
Building:
Geo. VI. Bishop and wife to Catharine F..
Huffman lot &. in Munson' subdivision
Hi addition to Indianapolis -.-...... $1,000
Alice Leddy and husband to Katie Jacob
son lot l. in Reset first subdivision
of outlet 107. in indianapolis -----.. 10000
Susanna List and husband to VIM. Karte-
peter lot Al, in Spann & Co s Wood
lawn addition 70 Indianapolis -. 1,125.oo
The Indianapolis National Bank to Shelf
field II. Wright lot y. in block 10 in
Central Park addition to indianapolis. 5000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
A Denial by President Strong.

BosToN, April L--President Strong. of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Com
papy. denies absolutely that his company has
purchased. or has any interest in the purchase.
of the Chicago s. Eastern Illinois road. He de-
clares that he has Information to the al
legged sale beyond the rumors coming from the
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

j
in pure air, absence OF coal gas and smell OF oil
was greatly enjoyed by the passengers.
S. r. Galloway Named Cooiey's Successor.
CHICAGO. April 1.-The appointment as re-
ceiver for the Wabash railway lines east of the
Mississippi river, to succeed Judge Cooley was
to-day offered TO S. r. Galloway, general man
ager of the Union Pacific railroad. Gen. Wager
Swayne. Messrs. Williams and Thompson, Gen.
G. W. Smith and W. G. Beale had held
lengthy consultation and reported to Judge
Gresham that all parties in interest had agreed
upon Mr.. Galloway as eminently fitted for the
position. Judge Gresham at once consented to
make the appointment, and Mr. Galloway was
teleeraphsd to at Omaha He replied. signify
ing willingness to accept. but was afraid that
he could not DO so at once. AS Judge Cooley
has to be In Washington Monday the In
terstate-commerce Commission, it is necessary
that the new receiver should qualify without de-
lay kilograms were again sent to Mr.. Gala
way, but at the adjournment of court no answer
had been received. Several rumors were in cir
cuation this afternoon relative to negotiations
for a settlement between the bondhoders east
of the Mississippi and the purchasing commit
tee, but nothing to an understanding being
reached was mentioned before Judge Gresham.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

ST. Louis, April 1.-Semi-oficial statements
are made which go to show that recent pur-
chases by the. Missouri Pacific railroad OF large
amount of land in the southern suburbs OF this
city have been made, and that on these broad
acres Mr.. Gould proposes to erect buildings for
occupation by their workmen and for
shops. They propose to build An
industrial village, light, airy houses,
shops and accessories 1t is said
something like the town of Pullman is the idea
Mr.. Gould has outlined to his agents. The idea
is to form a great barrier to the inroads of the
labor organic atoms and TO prevent strikes. 1t
was the outgrowth of the troubles last spring
on the Gould system. An official of the Mis-
souri, Pacific said, shortly after the subsistence
of the trouble, that Mr.. Gould had determined
to concentrate the shops at some point in or
where all the machine shops will be located,
and where there is room enough to have all the
building and yard space required.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

New YORK. April flames g. Farr, travel
ing auditor Of tho Long Island Railroad Com
pany, who made a practice of robbine station
agents and then reporting them short on their
cash. causing their dismissal, has been sentenced
to serve eight years in the peaitentiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
The Ten Commandments.

PittsburQ Chronicle-Teegraph.
delivered to Moses Cooley Aaron Morrison,
Nadab Shoemaker, Elihu Walker and Joshua
Bragg
I. Thou shalt have no other bill
but the Culom bill
II. Thou shalt not make unto thyself any rules and
regulations for the carrying of freight and pas
sengers in the likeness of anything that is in
the heaven above, that is in the earth beneath,
that is n the water under the earth.
Ill Thou shalt not bow down to any railroad pres-
dent general passenger agent. or freight agent.
for we the commission are not so green as we look,
and if there is to be any bowling down and doing
the grand, want all there is going.
" Remember the 9Th of April and don't you forget
it, oh. ye who have been getting the country
ANIMALS. for then do the passes fall like the
leaves of the chestnut tree in November gale
and there Is no help in We.
V. If you must cuss, Cullom; for this is the
bill that the Senator from Illinois giveth thee.
vi. Thou shalt not uniustly discriminate. We will
agree to what ''unjustly" means you
must be particularly careful about this sixth com
mandment.
VII. Thou shalt not commit myself to greater ex-
tent for short haul than for a long haul even if
it does take carpet for long hall.
VIII. Thou shalt not have any addition division and
silence.
TX Thou shalt bear railroad stocks unless you are
short on the market.
x. Thou shalt not pass thy neghbor, thy neigh.
boris wife, his servant, his maid
servant, if he traveleth with his OK. and
his ass, and the other members of the commits
sion.
N B-And thou shalt rub in all these com
mandments until the people weary, and rage,
and imagine vain thing, and break up the
| whole business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
The Green Smith Cutlery.

indianapolis independent.
Sixty-three pen-knives, it is thought. would
furnish the late alleged Lieutenant governor
with the nucleus for smart little retail cutlery
establishment 10 q town the size Of North Yer
non.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

WONDERFUL curative power-Salvation Oil,
the greatest cure earth for pain, will always
give relief at once. Ii will positively cure
rheumatism IL used as per directions and with
perseverance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

EVERYTHING which belongs to pure, healthy
blood is impaired by Hoods Sarsaparilla. A
trial will convince you of its merit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

Indications
WASHINGTON, April 2, Al
For Ohio and Indiana-Warmer. generally
fair weather. winds generally shifting to south
easterly.
For West Observation-Disclosures, fair weather;
northeasterly Winds becoming variable
For lllnos-Warmer. fair weather; winds
generally southerlv.
For Eastern Observation-Disclosures fair weather;
winds generally southery
For Wisconsin and Western Michiean-Shght-
~ warmer, fair weather. followed by light rains;
southerly winds, becoming variable
Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, April l. 1887.